Definition
Medical specials
Also: specials, medical special damages
Direct answer
The itemized medical charges claimed in a personal injury demand, supported by provider billing records and reconciled against the treatment documented in the chronology.
NORBU Demand Editorial · Last reviewed 2026-08-31
In detail
What medical specials means in practice
Specials are usually presented per provider with total charges, and increasingly with adjustments, write-offs and liens identified. The claimed total should tie to the attached billing exactly.
Why it matters
A specials total that does not reconcile to the attached bills undermines every other number in the demand.
Example
Claimed $46,280 in specials while the attached billing sums to $44,905 — a $1,375 unreconciled difference.
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